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Chickens

We have chickens!

‘The girls’ have arrived! We picked up six Red Sex Link pullets from Bakers Feed Store last week. They arrived in a crate (which has since been returned) all nice and feathery. Beautiful birds. The video is of them being taken out of the crate. A few feathers had to be smoothed. Literally.

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Garden beds hit the finish line

Well, we did it… with lots and lots of help from our neighbour Dennis, his Kabota and our nephew Seth. The garden beds are ready for planting. The three garden beds took lots of brush, about 4 yards of alpaca poop and 10 yards of triple mix. Dennis also leveled the areas of the yard […]

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Starting out

Seedlings update

I’m concerned the seedlings are going to grow out of their pots before the weather is warm enough for them to be planted. We may have to rig up a cold frame for them as temporary housing.

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Starting out

Bring on the poop

with Suzanne’s alpaca farm connections we have an unlimited supply of alpaca poop. Judy at Pondview Farm Alpacas has kindly allowed us socially distant access to her poop pile. This is load one. Load two on the way. Alpacas are very neat poopers. The females all go in one pile, the males in a line. […]

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Seedlings are sprouting

There are always things to do around the farm, even on rainy days. Last week we decided that it was time to plan some seeds. Our dining table has become our newest greenhouse. Already things are sprouting – radishes, lettuce and beans. (We’ll just have to remember which beans are bush and which are pole […]

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Self isolating during the pandemic

Well, with all the planning we did to get to this farm, a pandemic was never on the radar. It means finding a job is that much more difficult, Suzanne’s income has gone down to zero and the bank account balance is fading faster than expected. That being said, we are getting things done around […]